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Petauroidea

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Petauroidea
Temporal range: Oligocene - recent[1]
Petaurus breviceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Suborder: Phalangeriformes
Superfamily: Petauroidea
C.L. Bonaparte, 1838
Families

Petauroidea is a superfamily of marsupials from Australia and New Guinea. It is part of the suborder Phalangeriformes within the order Diprotodontia, which also includes, among others, wombats, kangaroos, cuscuses. The superfamily Phalangeroidea, including cuscuses and brushtail possums (family Phalangeridae) and pygmy possums (family Burramyidae), is the immediate sister group of the Petauroidea. The earliest fossils from this superfamily are from the Oligocene of the Geilston Bay fossil site in Tasmania.[1]

Species

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The superfamily includes the following recent species:

References

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  1. 1 2 "The fossil record | Gliding Marsupials | Gliding Mammals of the World". www.myym.ru. Retrieved 2023-10-09.